I understand that, it's like the G code, don't snitch, don't talk to police, let the streets handle it, etc. But for the people you live with directly instead of for the people that live in your neighborhood.
And then having people in charge of you etc. It's not a lot different than a gang. You get jumped in to a Gang and that's your people. I have even heard of people in Iraq jumping people when they go off base, just to prove that they are really down for them, because if they aren't willing to get jumped, then they aren't down.